Lidocaine=rebound pain, anyone else???

[Romans8:28]

At first the lidocaine was wonderful for me, there is nothing like that numb feeling. Now I realize for me though the rebound pain is much worse???
I've had to quit using my gel and quit using it in my instills!! I am soo bummed!
I use Marcaine but it isn't the same!
Has anyone else had this??
Are there any other altenatives??
Thanks for your help!

[ICNDonna]

Lidocaine does wear off fairly rapidly. I still do well with it for instills --- not sure what I'll do if it stops working.

Donna

[Romans8:28]

For me it's not that it wears off but that the rebound pain is worse even worse! Frustrating!

[ICNDonna]

Are you using it for instillations? If so, it could be the substance being instilled that is the problem.

Donna

[Hangin' Tough]

I saw this thread and I have a question; do you have to have a prescription to get lidocaine gel? I have unfortunately had to start self cathing on a rare occasion and would sure like to have some lidocaine gel. I know that sounds kind of wimpy but the times that I had instills in the docs office, the cath was so much more pleasant (sound weird to say that about a cath). I requested the samples of the LoFric caths and they are great. Do you have to have a RX for the caths as well? Sorry to butt in on this thread, but I couldn't find any other appropriate place for these questions. Any info you can offer would be a great help.

Steve

[pottywoman]

I'm in NY State and need a prescription for both lidocaine and cath. Don't know why a person needs a perscription for a cath but they do. Don't feel like a wimp just because it is easier to do the cath with the lidocaine. Lord knows I would not have been doing the heparin/lidocaine instills without it. Way to much pain without it. I wonder if my uro doc would have samples of the lofric caths. Is that where you got your samples?

[pottywoman]

I've never had any rebound pain from the lidocaine. Maybe from doing the cath?

[Romans8:28]

I have a script for lidocaine but can no longer tolerate it! For the caths too. I also recieved lidocaine in instillations too! I now use MSM gel on the cath. I love the intitial feeling of the lidocaine but for me I found that the rebound pain was worse so I put on more lidocaine. vicious cycle. It has taken me a long time to fingure it but we've tried my instills with and without it and the lidocaine definately gives me more pain later:(!
I've also found that I get worse at first after recieving the Kenalog at my Doctors office the usually lots better, but not the last couple times. I don't know what I'm going to do> I am thinking of asking him about trying the sodium bicarb and solu-coref.
I've read it is a milder steriod!...